News About Myanmar

Mizzima At least nine local residents, including a four-year-old child, were killed in Wetlet Township, Sagaing Region, following two separate junta airstrikes conducted within a five-day span. According to the Wetlet Informational Network, the attacks targeted civilian areas and displacement camps despite the absence of active ground fighting. The most recent fatal attack occurred at 8:31 pm on 17 December, when the junta air force dropped two 250-pound bombs on Si Taw villa

Chubb, a leading American insurance company, is reportedly planning to exit Myanmar, prompting criticism from its customers. Chubb Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Chubb Corporation, founded in Philadelphia in 1792, employs more than 30,000 people worldwide and operates in 54 countries, including Zurich, New York, London, and Paris. On April 8, 2019, the company received approval from the Ministry of Commerce to operate a life insurance subsidiary in Myanmar. There have bee

The National Unity Government (NUG) The comrades from Dawei District People’s Defence Force (2), who had been detained by the Karen National Liberation Army, were back at their home unit along with weapons. In the meeting of Union Parliament, Acting President of the NUG Duwa Lashi La stated that the NUG had taken the first step for their reform process and they still had some others left. Ministry of Defence-NUG expressed thanks to the People’s Revolution Fund (PRF) for havin

AFP The United Nations top court announced on Friday that fresh public hearings in a case accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority will take place in January 2026. Filed by The Gambia to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2019, the case accuses the southeast Asian country’s authorities of violating the UN genocide convention during a brutal crackdown by the army and Buddhist militias on the Rohingya in 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya

After a series of air attacks that killed more than 50 people—including children, mothers and internally displaced people—in little over a week, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing fretted on Monday that his fighter jets might be wearing out. Speaking at the Air Force’s 78th anniversary ceremony, he urged pilots to handle them with care so his warplanes and support systems could continue to operate at full capacity. His speech was accompanied by impressive aerial displays of Mi‑17s,

A group of people involved in online gambling were arrested near Pansin Village, Thibaw Township, Shan State (North), along with their business equipment on December 17, said the National Defense and Security Council Information Team. While security forces arrived at Pansin Village around 9:30 a.m. on December 17 and searched the area, two armed men in a group of tents opened fire on security forces. Security forces returned fire and cleared the area. Three SSPP/SSA members w